Proposal to build €49m education campus [IrishTimes]
- Published: 12 July 2011
A PLANNING application has been lodged for a €49 million education and training campus on the 22-acre grounds of a former seminary and secondary school in Cork city.
The proposed new campus at the Farranferris College site on the north side of the city will include three educational buildings, a small retail premises, a two-storey creche, a multi-level car park and 90 dwellings of one to three storeys.
The proposals also include the provision of an all-weather playing field, two play areas and a multi-use games area.
The project is an initiative by the Bishop of Cork and Ross Dr John Buckley, who is responsible for the site on behalf of the diocese. Dr Buckley has campaigned for many years for a campus for education and training on the north side of the city which will incorporate post-Leaving Certificate courses and training.
Dr Buckley says he has engaged with Cork City Council and is encouraged by their support.
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